A school that set up its own food bank and supply of sanitary products to help struggling children runs out of stock 'every day' as families grapple with the ever-growing cost of living crisis.
Gateacre School in Belle Vale set up its food bank when pupils returned to school at the beginning of September, bringing in large crates of canned food and fresh fruit and vegetables on the brink of their sell-by dates that would otherwise be thrown away by supermarkets.
Staff at the school were inspired to set up the food bank to fight food waste after giving away left-over ingredients from their home economics department before the summer holidays - but quickly realised the demand for food was higher than they could have anticipated.
